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Meals on Wheels has new director

HANCOCK — Copper Shores Community Health Foundation announced that Jessica Mills is the new Meals on Wheels program director. According to a Copper Shores press release, Mills has the unique distinction of being the only person to have met every current Meals on Wheels participant, and will ...

Looking ahead

CALUMET – At the regular quarterly meeting of the Keweenaw National Historical Park Advisory Commission Tuesday, Park Superintendent Wyndeth Davis said the park is getting ready for the new year. “We have our plates full heading into 2026,” Davis said, adding that budget details are ...

Life saver

HARBOR SPRIGS — In a press release, Michigan State Police at the St. Ignace Post said the post is proud to recognize Sergeant Dennis Wagner for helping save a life while off duty at Nub’s Nob Ski Resort in Emmet County. According to the release, while cross-country skiing on Jan. 3, Wagner ...

Fatal fire in Wakefield

WAKEFIELD — One person is dead as the result of an early Tuesday morning fire in Wakefield. According to the Gogebic County Sheriff's Department, first responders were dispatched to a residence on Kronberg Road in Wakefield shortly before 5:30 a.m. (CST) Tuesday. Police said that initial ...

Seal of approval

MARQUETTE — UP Health System-Marquette has earned the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® and the American Stroke Association’s Heart-Check mark for primary stroke center certification. The organization underwent an onsite review on Oct. 23, as part of the process to achieve the ...

Challenge complete

HOUGHTON – Michigan Technological University’s Copper Country Robotics Team (CCRT) completed its robot by noon Tuesday, finishing a 72-hour challenge to build a functional robot. The challenge, Robot in 3 Days (Ri3D), started at Noon on Saturday, with participants watching a kickoff ...